Irish Examiner view: Everyone can be an enemy in a warzone

Every shuffling foot becomes a possible sniper, every unexpected face a militant or spy
Palestinians inspect a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Palestinians inspect a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Thu, 22 May, 2025 - 01:00

The problem with a continual warzone with an enormous military presence is that everything becomes a threat.

Every shuffling foot becomes a possible sniper, every unexpected face a militant or spy.

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